A: Don’t look now but isn’t that Jane Marshall over there?B: Where?A: At that table by the window.B: No, it ____ be. She went to live in Chicago. A: But I’m sure it’s Jane.B: Mmm, I suppose it ____ be her. But if it is, she looks much thinner than she used to. A: Well, it ____ be five years since we last saw her. Someone can change a lot in five years!B: You’re right, it is Jane. But who do you think the man is? He ____ be her husband, can he? A: No, he ____ be. They broke up years ago and haven’t spoken to each other since. B: He ____ be her new boyfriend – or her son! A: Should we go over and find out? Oh, good! We've got milk. Joe ____ have bought some yesterday. I think I ____ have left the air conditioning on. Please can you check? Police think the suspect ____ have left the country using a fake passport. You ____ have had a real scare when you saw the crocodile. It’s been three days. They ____ have finished painting the house by now. She ____ not have heard us. Knock again.

Modals of deduction: might, can’t, must

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